MsFacetious
What a Kerfuffle...
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Actually, Max was a special needs child. Speculation is he had Asperger's, a form of Autism. Dina co-authored a book on the subject.
The article I was referring to in saying he didn't appear to have any connection to special needs, other than a friends son with autism. The one that lists the charitable organizations he is involved with included the one he asked donations be sent to.
Was written before Max was even conceived. It had nothing to do with Max because there was no Max.
http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/000128/giving.shtml
Dina's work with ASD is as a professional. She was writing the article about ASD when Max was 1-2 years old. I remember when it was written, I have it.
If there is a book or published article on Asperger's I have it or I've read it.
This also would not be directly connected to Max since he was so young when it was written.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/efficacy-treatment-children-Asperger-Syndrome/dp/B000LKANZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311268350&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: The efficacy of social skills treatment for children with Asperger Syndrome.: An article from: Education & Treatment of Children: Lisa M. Elder, Linda C. Caterino, Janet Chao, Dina Shacknai, Gina De Simone: Books[/ame]
She is listed as having a special interest in ADHD related issues. If there was going to be any speculation, I would think it would lean towards what her interests were after Max was old enough to show some sort of symptoms, not before.
Dina is a professional, so she might notice signs sooner... but she would also know the terrible two's is not a time to decide that your child has poor social skills or hyperactivity.
http://www.melmedcenter.com/drshacknai
Someone posted up-thread that a children's ICU only allows visitors who are immediate family.
I'm assuming this would excluded RN from even being allowed at MS's bedside.
Could someone confirm? TIA
I do not know about this hospital specifically. Generally that is the rules of any ICU. Immediate family only.
Now most places you can claim to be a sister and they aren't going to check your ID. Obviously that might have been harder to pull off with Rebecca.
However, once a patient is just being kept alive for organ harvesting they will generally bend the rules. They will generally let a few other family members in to say goodbye if the patient is going to die shortly.
I think if Rebecca had been alive, had wanted to see Max and both parents had been okay with it... she might have been allowed to see him before they turned off life support.
However if they were being told he couldn't hear them, had no brain activity... maybe Rebecca didn't want to see him like that since he wouldn't know she was there.